Submission by the National Farmers Union Region 6 (Saskatchewan) on Selected Rural and Agricultural Issues to the Government of Saskatchewan

The labour and investment of Saskatchewan’s farm families have historically provided the backbone for the provincial economy. This is one of the richest agricultural regions of the country, accounting for a large percentage of the nation’s farmland base, but the wealth produced in rural communities is increasingly being siphoned off, through unequal market relations, to the benefit of the corporate sector.